How 19th Century Photography Changed Art and Technology

 When photography first emerged in the 19th century, it challenged the conservative ideas held by many, and it can be argued that it displaced the previous visual technologies of its time. Whilst it is evident that photography displaced the popularity of visual apparatuses such as the panorama and the diorama in the years following … Read more

Exercising for better Creative Thinking: Impact of Phys. Exercise on Convergent/Divergent Tasks.

 The article chosen for this critique paper is The Impact of Physical Exercise on Convergent and Divergent Thinking. The study is based on the theory in which creative thinking is propelled by “bodily movements”. This study is testing creative thinking through convergent and divergent thinking methods. To clarify convergent thinking is the thought processing … Read more

The Women’s Rights Movement and the Civil Rights Movement

Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, two groups of people tried to create a change in order to better their future, transforming American society along the way.  Both the Women’s Rights movement and the Civil Rights movement began to gain momentum in 1848 and 1954, respectively.  In 1848, women began to make their mark in American … Read more

Natural Selection: How Darwin's Theory Works

 Natural Selection Madison Azevedo Biology Semester 1 Elizabeth Hawks June, 4 2018 The earth “is approximately 4.5 billion years old and there has been living things on it for a long time” (History of). The earth has gone through many stages in its lifespan. While the earth has gone through many changes, so have … Read more

Understanding Neor-Orientalist Discourses in Azar Nafisi's "Reading Lolita in Tehran

 Introduction Iranian women’s memoirs and fiction have become increasingly popular reading material in the West. Certainly the most popular of these texts has been Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003). But in a world in which Muslim women are increasingly the subject of neo-Orientalist fear and fascination, Reading Lolita in Tehran cannot be … Read more

Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v Casey

 Emily Velasquez and Nicole Zigon AP U.S History Ms. Strong June 4, 2018    Planned parenthood v. Casey  Should women have to undergo provisions such as spousal consent and a 24 hour waiting period to have an abortion, even though Roe v Wade states that abortions are prohibited from being banned in most states … Read more

The Impact of Smart Bombs to Minimize Collateral Damage in War

 Colonel Phillip Meilinger, the commander of the US Air Force’s School of Advanced Airpower Studies once stated: “Precision air weapons have redefined the meaning of mass … The result of the trend towards ‘airshaft accuracy’ in air war is a denigration in the importance of mass. PGMs (i.e. precision Guided munitions) provide density, mass … Read more

Masks in literature

The presence of masks in the world is often dismissed as people tend to not think much of them. However, if we pay more attention to masks and their purpose, a considerable amount of information can be obtained. These masks are surrounded by mystique, leaving us wanting to see and understand what hides under it. … Read more